Combined objective and exposure meter for photographic or cinematographic exposing apparatus



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INVE/V 70/65 Patented Feb. 11, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINED OBJECTIVE AND EXPOSURE METER FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC OR CINE- MATOGRAPHIC EXPOSING APPARATUS Application June 12, 1934, Serial No. 730.200 In Germany June 17, 1933 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a photographic or cinematographic camera, the objective diaphragm 01' which is automatically adjusted in correspondence with the ascertained time of exposure when 5 an exposure meter combined with the camerais actuated. Such a combination or coupling of an objective diaphragm and an exposure meter cannot be efl'ected at liberty; it is indispensably requisite to provide between said parts a certain 10 combination and arrangement of members rendering possible for the driving mechanism of the diaphragm a movement corresponding to the position of the exposure meter, that is to say, simultaneously with the ascertainment of the proper l5 exposing time the diaphragm aperture must be automatically adjusted whereby the correct screening of the object to be photographed at the respective exposing time is obtained. For this purpose a member having a curved compensa- 20 tion slot or an equivalent therefor is provided between the exposure meter and the objective diaphragm. I'he respective member is firmly located in the objective carrier and is exchanged together with the objective when exchange of the 25 same should become necessary.

The invention is illustrated diagrammatically and by way of example on the accompanying drawings on which Figure 1 is an axial section in the plane A-B of Fig. 2. Figure 2 is a front-view of the objective carrier with the objective (lefthand half of Fig. 1) and of the exposure meter (right-hand half of Fig. 1) and Figure 3 is a sideview of an annular member with three slots, of which one is the above-mentioned compensation slot and the other two are guide slots, all as fully described hereinafter.

Fig. 4 shows the exposure meter removed from the objective carrier.

Fig. 5 shows the objective carrier with the exposure meter removed.

Fig. 6 is an axial section through an objective carrier of modified construction.

Fig. '7 is a side view of an annular slotted memm ber for the objective carrier illustrated in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of Fig. 8.

The exposure meter used in the constructional form shown in the drawings is provided with a grey-wedge, but we wish it to be understood that also other suitable types of exposure meters may be used. I

On the drawings, I (Figs. 1, 2, 5 and 6) denotes the camera wall, 2 is the objective carrier, and 3 the exposure meter which devices are attached to 55 said wall. The objective carrier 2 may be detachably attached to the wall I by means of a bayonet closure.

In the example shown the objective is a socalled helical mount objective which can be axially shifted for sharp adjustment by means of a cogwheel 4 that meshes with a circumferential toothing 6 forming part of a sleeve 6. The wheel 4 can be turned by means of a grip (not shown) The tubular objective carrier 2 has at its inner end a fine thread and the sleeve Ii has a corresponding thread with which it is screwed into the objective carrier 2. The inner circumferential surface of the sleeve is provided with a multiple worm-thread 1 into which is screwed the correspondingly threaded tubular member 0 which has about in its middle an internal flange 0 with a fine thread into which the lens carrier I0 is screwed.

Near said flange 9 the tubular member 8 is provided with a longitudinal slot I I which is engaged by a guide pin I2 projecting inwardly from the objective carrier 2. When the cog-wheel l is turned, also the sleeve 6 will be turned, and as the tubular member 8 is prevented from taking part in the rotary motion (owing to the pin I2 engaging the slot I I of said member), this latter will be axially moved, as will also the lens carrier I0 whereby the sharp-adjustment of the lenses is efiected.

As to the grey-wedge exposure meter we retrain from describing how this meter is manipulated, as this is generally known to experts. I4 is the grey-wedge which is secured to a cog-wheel l; by turning this wheel the grey-wedge II is moved past a properly graduated exposure scale I6. The cog-wheel I5 meshes with a circumferential toothing I'I forming part of a sleeve II that encompasses the tubular member 0. From the sleeve l8 projects inwardly a pin I9 which extends through a slot 20 provided in the tubular member 8 and extending at right angles to the axis of the objective. The pin I9 extends through said slot 20 into a curved slot 2| (Figs. 3, 7 and 8) provided in a ring 22 located inside the tubular member 0 and having, besides said slot 2i, an axial slot 23. for guiding the ring axially, and an oblique angular slot 24 which constitutes the above-mentioned compensation slot. The slot 23 is engaged by a pin 25 projecting inwardly from the tubular member 0 (as shown in dotted lines in the middle portion of Figs. 1, 5 and 6).

When the cog-wheel I5 (pertaining to the exposure meter) is turned, also the sleeve I8 with the pin l9 will be turned, and owing to the existance oi the curved slot 2| and the axially directed straight slot II with the appertaining pin II the ringI2wi1lbeaxiallyshiited,aswillbe,oicourse.

'alsotheangularslotuotthisring. Thepin I. which engages said angular slot projects outwardly from the diaphragm ring I! having a very fine thread 2| with very small friction with which it is screwed upon the lens carrier II. In said ring 21 is a bore 2| engaged by a pin 3. projecting outwardly from a ring II by which the lamellc oi the Iris diaphragm II are moved. The shapes andv sizes of the slots II and 24 are such that after the proper exposing time for an object to be photographed has been ascertained by suitable turning of the grey-wedge ll, or of the cog-wheel II respectively. the Iris diaphragm is automatically so adjusted that during this exposing time an unobjectionable dimming of the respective object takes place.

The objective carrier 2 and the sleeve II are connected with one another (on the side where there is the exposure meter) by a helical tensile spring 12 (Figs. 1, 2, 5 and 6). I When the sleeve II is moved into operative position this is efi'ected counter to the action oi said spring. When the objective carrier is being exchanged, the spring 3! draws back into their positions and resets all parts which are mechanically connected with the sleeve It, in such a manner, that the objective diaphragm is finally completely open, so that when another objective is inserted this is likewise completely open. It is a matter of course that after an objective has been exchanged, also the grey wedge must be turned back into its original position which can be efiected manually or automatically.

We claim:

1. An arrangement on photographic cameras and the like for automatically adjusting the diaphragm in correspondence with the adjustment of an exposure meter, comprising in combination a tubular member having a slot in its wall. a pin projecting from the inner side of said tubular member at a distance from said slot, a sleeve surrounding said tubular member and adapted to be rotated during the adjustment of the exposure meter, a pin projecting from the inner side of said sleeve through the slot in said tubular member. a ring axially shiitable in said tubular member having distributed around its circu'mierence three slots, namely a straight axial slot, a curved slot and an an ular slot, and a pin projecting irom said tubular member engaging in said axial slot adapted to axially guide said ring and prevent rotation of the same, the end oi this pin projecting from said sleeve engaging in said curved slot andadaptedtoaxiallyshirt said ringinsaidtubular member during the rotation oi said sleeve, and

a diaphragm adjusting ring in said slotted ring. a pin projecting from the outer side 01' said diaphragm ring and enga ing in said angular slot and adapted to turn said diaphragm adjusting ring according to the shape 01' said angular slot during the axial displacement of said first mentioned ring. 1

2. In an arrangement as specified in claim 11a lens holder carried by the tubular member and an objective carrier surrounding the outer sleeve and connected to said tubular member, said carrier forming with the parts contained therein a complete lens unit adapted to be removed from the camera and replaced by another lens unit.

3. An arrangement as specified in claim 1 in which the shape of the angular slot is adapted to the kind and focal length of the lens.

4. In an arrangement as specified in claim 1 a tension spring connected at one end to the tubular member and at its other end tothe sleeve and tending to maintain said sleeve and'said tubular member in their initial positions.

immz KUPPENBENDER. MAR'IIN NOWICKI. 

